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Tuesday 17 September 2013

Tuesday

   Up early this morning and off to the tennis courts for breakfast - and what a meal it was! Jasmine and Nancy-Jean outdid themselves - scrambled eggs, sausages, bacon, a spicy egg and cheese casserole, toast, fresh fruit, muffins, juice and coffee, all for $5! Then onto the courts to try to work off all this excess of food. It had started off cool but as the sun shone, things warmed up and we were soon stripping off layers. Finished around 11:00 a.m. and headed home. 
   Unfortunately, this was also the day of the monthly RWTO lunch so at 12:00 p.m. I was sitting down to another meal, still stuffed from the first. A nice light salad followed by chicken breast and veggies, ice cream and fruit. Managed to do it justice by skipping the bread. No supper for me tonight!
   Got a little bit of garden tidy-up done this afternoon (after a nap) as the garden refuse pick-up is tomorrow and my composter is getting full. So, a busy day today, all things considered.
   Here's a photo of the Christopher Columbus statue in Barcelona. Unfortunately, right after taking this photo I got knocked over by a bunch of illegal street vendors being chased by the police and ended up in Emergency waiting to get my lip stitched up! Before the doctor saw me I had to produce my method of payment and it wasn't cheap. Still waiting to be reimbursed from my insurance company.

Saturday 14 September 2013

Saturday

   Still a bit on the cool side. 7C when I got up this morning but the sun shone all day so it has warmed up considerably. Got the back grass cut before lunch and some weeding done. A neighbour had an "Open House" this morning, which I visited. They are selling and invited the neighbours for a preview - very well kept, they should have no problem finding a buyer, even with an asking price of close to $900,000! The real estate agent told me our community is one of the top ten in the city which is very encouraging if I should decide to move.

   Nothing much on TV tonight so I will have to resort to a video. Dinner is salmon fillet with quinoa. I've picked some Swiss Chard from the garden so will steam that too. Still have some stewed plums for dessert.

Friday 13 September 2013

Very Much Fall

   What a change in the weather! Woke up to 12C and it hasn't budged much all day. We got in a couple of hours of tennis between sprinkles of rain; luckily the courts didn't get wet enough to be slippery and dangerous. Tonight the temperature is predicted to drop to 3C with a chance of frost in some areas. I am going to ignore this and leave my delicate plants out as it just seems too early to start bringing them in.

   Got the front grass cut and then a visit to the hairdresser. What a relief to have a tidy head again. Lunch at Red Lobster with Judy - grilled tacos with tilapia, a nice change from my usual soup and sandwich. Don't think I will need any dinner though! 

Thursday 12 September 2013

At the Zoo

   Monday was Grandparent's Day at the zoo so James and I made a morning of it. Lots of seniors and grandparents with kids in tow. The Pandas were hiding but we did manage a couple of photos. The Cape Penguins were no-shows but we did get a good look at the Polar Bears. My favourite sightings were a small Arctic Fox very obligingly snoozing near the fence and two White Owls. James was reluctant to leave but we made it home for lunch without him falling asleep in the car, so he had a good nap in the afternoon.

   Today much more pleasant so had an hour of tennis this morning. It had rained overnight which brought the temperature down and provided more comfortable sleeping conditions. More rain this afternoon, just as I was about to cut the grass - will postpone until tomorrow.